How would you simplify sqrt 7 (3-sqrt 7)+8 sqrt77(37)+87?

1 Answer
Mar 15, 2016

11sqrt(7)-71177

Explanation:

11. Distribute the sqrt(7)7 to each term in the brackets.

color(red)(sqrt(7))(3-sqrt(7))+8sqrt(7)7(37)+87

=color(red)(sqrt(7))*3-sqrt(7color(red)(*7))+8sqrt(7)=7377+87

=3sqrt(7)-7+8sqrt(7)=377+87

22. Since radicals are like variables, you can think of color(blue)(sqrt(7))7 in 3color(blue)(sqrt(7))37 as a color(blue)("variable")variable. Thus, add 8sqrt(7)87 to 3sqrt(7)37.

=3sqrt(7)+8sqrt(7)-7=37+877

=color(green)(|bar(ul(color(white)(a/a)11sqrt(7)-7color(white)(a/a)|)))